Onsite-
stage is 3 mins away (Able to go back and forth between sets/artists) and hang with friends.
Must create own shade and with a group of people this is very easy
Much louder at night, but last year was a lot better for us without EDM/dubstep around
Can smoke and drink if you want and walk back to your tent without getting into a car

Hendy-
Must drive or be driven to and fro fest
More peaceful
Must drive or be driven to and fro fest
Must drive or be driven to and fro fest

Features:
Early morning birdwatching hikes before breakfast, swimming in the Navarro River on Thursday/Friday before fest and Sat/Sunday before heading 10 minutes to venue, nice and quiet neighbors at night when you NEED sleep, nice and friendly neighbors when you DON'T NEED sleep, real showers, and most importantly, abundant respect amongst the park visitors (they're not all SNWMF attendees).

I find that the 36-40 hours that I spend in the venue with the thousands of partying attendees is more than enough togetherness for me.

I experience the best of both worlds... we stay at Hendy Woods on Weds and Thurs then make the move to the festival grounds when the gates open Friday morning. That way you get to swim in the river and chill low key for a couple nights before the festival starts, and you're only 15 minutes from the venue on Friday morning so you can cruise into town and get breakfast and coffee while you wait for the gates to open, works out great.

i'm thinking that the local police/troopers know the financial importance of the festival to Boonville and the area, also the financial importance of weed and they are not going to act like ghetto cops.

Be aware of your surroundings and DRIVE LEGALLY and you won't get stopped (between Hendy & festival).

Quotemulligan
i'm thinking that the local police/troopers know the financial importance of the festival to Boonville and the area, also the financial importance of weed and they are not going to act like ghetto cops.

Be aware of your surroundings and DRIVE LEGALLY and you won't get stopped (between Hendy & festival).

I agree with this under these circumstances. There are usually a couple law enforcement cars parked in front of the festival when we leave after 1 am but its always been my impression, and Ive made that drive about 15 times, that unless you burn rubber and speed off in a drunken rage yelling "phuck the pigs" they will not be following and stopping you.

We have driven back and forth a couple of years with absolutely no issues at all. The police out front are for crowd control. Of course, we're usually parked a short walk away from the fairgrounds, so out of sight while driving off, and although we do like to have a couple of fine ales throughout the day, we are not drunk either, so it's been no problem.

Are there any places in town to park your car(other than on the festival grounds) for the weekend if you're planning on coming up Saturday? A friend of mine is planning to come up on saturday but will be camping with us at the festival and just needs a place to safely park his car until Monday. Bless!!

Quotewilliemon
Are there any places in town to park your car(other than on the festival grounds) for the weekend if you're planning on coming up Saturday? A friend of mine is planning to come up on saturday but will be camping with us at the festival and just needs a place to safely park his car until Monday. Bless!!

I am still wondering about the conditions of the ladies rooms & showers there....anybody? Another thing, I don't understand why people leave the festival show areas during the day/eve/night, what's up with that? To hang with friends??? Aren't they at the fest too?

I used a shower that was in one of the fair ground facilities, it was clean but water was pretty cold. In my experience the bathrooms stay fairly clean, especially the ones up in the festival. I've camped at Hendy, and I've camped on site. Ideally the way to go is RV on site, but if you can't do that, tent camping is the next best thing. It's nice to be able to go back to camp, to change clothes or freshen up or get something to eat or just to take a rest all without leaving the festival. This is just my opinion. Just be prepared to have a very small camp spot with neighbors right on top of you...lol....kind of like the old rotr days.